Picasso, Miro and Dali are three of the most recognized and influential artists of the Modern Art movement and indeed of all times. All were from Spain and shared in the inspiration of a great world class cultural heritage that produced some of the finest artistic talent throughout the ages. Goya, Velasquez and El Greco are among the great Spanish Masters that these modernist admired and were inspired by.

The great 20th Century Masters began their artistic studies and explorations in their home country and were soon drawn to the unsurpassed cultural mecca that was Paris in the early to middle 20th century. Paris was the epicenter of a “melting pot” of radically new ideas as artist, writers, poets and intellectuals from around the world came together to re-invent all that came before them.

Picasso, Miro, and Dali all thrived in this climate of creativity. Each, in their different ways, totally recreated the accepted looks and styles of art to reflect the radically changing modern times.

Miro and Dali always felt the love of their homeland and so divided their time between Spain and Pairs. Picasso, on the other hand, stayed in France, never to return to Spain, but always felt a strength from his Spanish heritage. Picasso repeatedly created Spanish themes in his artwork with bull fights, classic Spanish Masters and classic Spanish stories recurring throughout his career.